Retail investors are famously locked out of the startup world. Robinhood is attempting to change that by allowing the general public to invest in a…
Author: Marina Temkin
DiligenceSquared uses AI, voice agents to make M&A research affordable |
A typical merger-and-acquisition process is time-consuming and expensive, even for the largest, well-staffed private equity firms. In addition to spending countless hours meeting with senior…
Decagon completes first tender offer at $4.5B valuation |
10:32 AM PST · March 4, 2026 Decagon, an AI-powered customer support startup, is set to announce the completion of its first tender offer, allowing…
Why AI startups are selling the same equity at two different prices |
As competition among AI startups heats up, founders and VCs are turning to novel valuation mechanisms to manufacture a perception of market dominance. Until recently,…
Cursor has reportedly surpassed $2B in annualized revenue |
In Brief Posted: 5:53 PM PST · March 2, 2026 The AI coding assistant Cursor has surpassed $2 billion in annualized revenue, a metric calculated…
Geopolitical drama reportedly stalls IPO of SoftBank-backed PayPay |
In Brief Posted: 3:01 PM PST · March 2, 2026 PayPay, Japan’s leading mobile payment app, has reportedly postponed its U.S. IPO due to market…
Plaid valued at $8B in employee share sale |
In Brief Posted: 11:19 PM PST · February 26, 2026 Plaid, a company that connects financial applications to users’ bank accounts, enabling payments and data…
Nvidia challenger AI chip startup MatX raised $500M |
In Brief Posted: 4:45 PM PST · February 24, 2026 MatX, a chip startup founded by two former Google hardware engineers, has raised a $500…
InScope nabs $14.5M to solve the pain of financial reporting |
Even without a background in accounting, anyone who has ever glanced at a 10-K or 10-Q can tell that preparing financial statements is a complex,…
Ali Partovi’s Neo looks to upend the accelerator model with low-dilution terms |
For the most sought-after founders, the prestige of a top-tier accelerator is increasingly weighed against giving up a significant ownership stake in their company. Ali…